The Winter Solistice comes at 5:22 pm (1722 h) today.
That means we in the Northern Hemisphere have less daylight than on any other day of the year. It's also supposed to rain all day, so we won't get much light. Forecasters expect that rain to continue into the night, so we won't see the Ursid meteor shower, which is nearing its peak. We also won't see the full moon, which won't coincide with the solistice again until 2094.
But unseasonably warm temperatures are forecast for the day. Maybe I'll take a ride if the rain isn't torrential--or if it isn't accompanied by strong winds.
So, for a Winter Solistice ride, do you try to cram as many miles (or kilometers) into what little daylight you have--or take a night ride.
(I'm thinking now of one dear reader, Leo, who lives near the 64th parallel and will have about half as much daylight as we'll have here in NYC!)
That means we in the Northern Hemisphere have less daylight than on any other day of the year. It's also supposed to rain all day, so we won't get much light. Forecasters expect that rain to continue into the night, so we won't see the Ursid meteor shower, which is nearing its peak. We also won't see the full moon, which won't coincide with the solistice again until 2094.
But unseasonably warm temperatures are forecast for the day. Maybe I'll take a ride if the rain isn't torrential--or if it isn't accompanied by strong winds.
So, for a Winter Solistice ride, do you try to cram as many miles (or kilometers) into what little daylight you have--or take a night ride.
(I'm thinking now of one dear reader, Leo, who lives near the 64th parallel and will have about half as much daylight as we'll have here in NYC!)